Tokul West Update - lower trails

There is new logging operations beginning in Tokul West lower trails which include Full Bench, Monster, Bear, etc. this land is managed by Tokul Timber and has no affiliation with Hancock. I approached them on the way to Full Bench from below. The loggers definitely made it known through the course of our conversation that I should not be on the Tokul Timber land. Their disdain for my presence was not relieved even after explaining I was looking for a new reroute potential of Full Bench to keep the trail on Hancock properties.

Please respect the property owners no trepassing signs and consider these trails closed. Evergreen is aware of this new logging and will be providing an updated map soon.

This does make me appreciate even more the extra efforts Hancock Forestry has provided MTB trail builders and riders.

Same guy (Bruce McCaw) that bought Griffin and closed it to public access. The King County parcel viewer will show you the legal parcels overlaid on a satellite photo and you can see the legal ownership.

The title for this movie should be The Incredible Shrinking Riding Area. This Bruce McCaw feller is really doing a number on access around here. Hopefully he won't be expanding his holdings on the area forests any more.